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- package bignum;
- require 5.005;
-
- $VERSION = '0.11';
- use Exporter;
- @ISA = qw( Exporter );
- @EXPORT_OK = qw( );
-
- use strict;
-
- ##############################################################################
-
- # These are all alike, and thus faked by AUTOLOAD
-
- my @faked = qw/round_mode accuracy precision div_scale/;
- use vars qw/$VERSION $AUTOLOAD $_lite/; # _lite for testsuite
-
- sub AUTOLOAD
- {
- my $name = $AUTOLOAD;
-
- $name =~ s/.*:://; # split package
- no strict 'refs';
- foreach my $n (@faked)
- {
- if ($n eq $name)
- {
- *{"bignum::$name"} = sub
- {
- my $self = shift;
- no strict 'refs';
- if (defined $_[0])
- {
- Math::BigInt->$name($_[0]);
- Math::BigFloat->$name($_[0]);
- }
- return Math::BigInt->$name();
- };
- return &$name;
- }
- }
-
- # delayed load of Carp and avoid recursion
- require Carp;
- Carp::croak ("Can't call bignum\-\>$name, not a valid method");
- }
-
- sub upgrade
- {
- my $self = shift;
- no strict 'refs';
- # if (defined $_[0])
- # {
- # $Math::BigInt::upgrade = $_[0];
- # $Math::BigFloat::upgrade = $_[0];
- # }
- return $Math::BigInt::upgrade;
- }
-
- sub import
- {
- my $self = shift;
-
- # some defaults
- my $lib = 'Calc';
- my $upgrade = 'Math::BigFloat';
- my $downgrade = 'Math::BigInt';
-
- my @import = ( ':constant' ); # drive it w/ constant
- my @a = @_; my $l = scalar @_; my $j = 0;
- my ($ver,$trace); # version? trace?
- my ($a,$p); # accuracy, precision
- for ( my $i = 0; $i < $l ; $i++,$j++ )
- {
- if ($_[$i] eq 'upgrade')
- {
- # this causes upgrading
- $upgrade = $_[$i+1]; # or undef to disable
- my $s = 2; $s = 1 if @a-$j < 2; # avoid "can not modify non-existant..."
- splice @a, $j, $s; $j -= $s; $i++;
- }
- elsif ($_[$i] eq 'downgrade')
- {
- # this causes downgrading
- $downgrade = $_[$i+1]; # or undef to disable
- my $s = 2; $s = 1 if @a-$j < 2; # avoid "can not modify non-existant..."
- splice @a, $j, $s; $j -= $s; $i++;
- }
- elsif ($_[$i] =~ /^(l|lib)$/)
- {
- # this causes a different low lib to take care...
- $lib = $_[$i+1] || '';
- my $s = 2; $s = 1 if @a-$j < 2; # avoid "can not modify non-existant..."
- splice @a, $j, $s; $j -= $s; $i++;
- }
- elsif ($_[$i] =~ /^(a|accuracy)$/)
- {
- $a = $_[$i+1];
- my $s = 2; $s = 1 if @a-$j < 2; # avoid "can not modify non-existant..."
- splice @a, $j, $s; $j -= $s; $i++;
- }
- elsif ($_[$i] =~ /^(p|precision)$/)
- {
- $p = $_[$i+1];
- my $s = 2; $s = 1 if @a-$j < 2; # avoid "can not modify non-existant..."
- splice @a, $j, $s; $j -= $s; $i++;
- }
- elsif ($_[$i] =~ /^(v|version)$/)
- {
- $ver = 1;
- splice @a, $j, 1; $j --;
- }
- elsif ($_[$i] =~ /^(t|trace)$/)
- {
- $trace = 1;
- splice @a, $j, 1; $j --;
- }
- else { die "unknown option $_[$i]"; }
- }
- my $class;
- $_lite = 0; # using M::BI::L ?
- if ($trace)
- {
- require Math::BigInt::Trace; $class = 'Math::BigInt::Trace';
- $upgrade = 'Math::BigFloat::Trace';
- }
- else
- {
- # see if we can find Math::BigInt::Lite
- if (!defined $a && !defined $p) # rounding won't work to well
- {
- eval 'require Math::BigInt::Lite;';
- if ($@ eq '')
- {
- @import = ( ); # :constant in Lite, not MBI
- Math::BigInt::Lite->import( ':constant' );
- $_lite= 1; # signal okay
- }
- }
- require Math::BigInt if $_lite == 0; # not already loaded?
- $class = 'Math::BigInt'; # regardless of MBIL or not
- }
- # Math::BigInt::Trace or plain Math::BigInt
- $class->import(@import, upgrade => $upgrade, lib => $lib);
-
- if ($trace)
- {
- require Math::BigFloat::Trace; $class = 'Math::BigFloat::Trace';
- $downgrade = 'Math::BigInt::Trace';
- }
- else
- {
- require Math::BigFloat; $class = 'Math::BigFloat';
- }
- $class->import(':constant','downgrade',$downgrade);
-
- bignum->accuracy($a) if defined $a;
- bignum->precision($p) if defined $p;
- if ($ver)
- {
- print "bignum\t\t\t v$VERSION\n";
- print "Math::BigInt::Lite\t v$Math::BigInt::Lite::VERSION\n" if $_lite;
- print "Math::BigInt\t\t v$Math::BigInt::VERSION";
- my $config = Math::BigInt->config();
- print " lib => $config->{lib} v$config->{lib_version}\n";
- print "Math::BigFloat\t\t v$Math::BigFloat::VERSION\n";
- exit;
- }
- }
-
- 1;
-
- __END__
-
- =head1 NAME
-
- bignum - Transparent BigNumber support for Perl
-
- =head1 SYNOPSIS
-
- use bignum;
-
- $x = 2 + 4.5,"\n"; # BigFloat 6.5
- print 2 ** 512 * 0.1; # really is what you think it is
-
- =head1 DESCRIPTION
-
- All operators (including basic math operations) are overloaded. Integer and
- floating-point constants are created as proper BigInts or BigFloats,
- respectively.
-
- =head2 OPTIONS
-
- bignum recognizes some options that can be passed while loading it via use.
- The options can (currently) be either a single letter form, or the long form.
- The following options exist:
-
- =over 2
-
- =item a or accuracy
-
- This sets the accuracy for all math operations. The argument must be greater
- than or equal to zero. See Math::BigInt's bround() function for details.
-
- perl -Mbignum=a,50 -le 'print sqrt(20)'
-
- =item p or precision
-
- This sets the precision for all math operations. The argument can be any
- integer. Negative values mean a fixed number of digits after the dot, while
- a positive value rounds to this digit left from the dot. 0 or 1 mean round to
- integer. See Math::BigInt's bfround() function for details.
-
- perl -Mbignum=p,-50 -le 'print sqrt(20)'
-
- =item t or trace
-
- This enables a trace mode and is primarily for debugging bignum or
- Math::BigInt/Math::BigFloat.
-
- =item l or lib
-
- Load a different math lib, see L<MATH LIBRARY>.
-
- perl -Mbignum=l,GMP -e 'print 2 ** 512'
-
- Currently there is no way to specify more than one library on the command
- line. This will be hopefully fixed soon ;)
-
- =item v or version
-
- This prints out the name and version of all modules used and then exits.
-
- perl -Mbignum=v -e ''
-
- =head2 MATH LIBRARY
-
- Math with the numbers is done (by default) by a module called
- Math::BigInt::Calc. This is equivalent to saying:
-
- use bignum lib => 'Calc';
-
- You can change this by using:
-
- use bignum lib => 'BitVect';
-
- The following would first try to find Math::BigInt::Foo, then
- Math::BigInt::Bar, and when this also fails, revert to Math::BigInt::Calc:
-
- use bignum lib => 'Foo,Math::BigInt::Bar';
-
- Please see respective module documentation for further details.
-
- =head2 INTERNAL FORMAT
-
- The numbers are stored as objects, and their internals might change at anytime,
- especially between math operations. The objects also might belong to different
- classes, like Math::BigInt, or Math::BigFLoat. Mixing them together, even
- with normal scalars is not extraordinary, but normal and expected.
-
- You should not depend on the internal format, all accesses must go through
- accessor methods. E.g. looking at $x->{sign} is not a bright idea since there
- is no guaranty that the object in question has such a hashkey, nor is a hash
- underneath at all.
-
- =head2 SIGN
-
- The sign is either '+', '-', 'NaN', '+inf' or '-inf' and stored seperately.
- You can access it with the sign() method.
-
- A sign of 'NaN' is used to represent the result when input arguments are not
- numbers or as a result of 0/0. '+inf' and '-inf' represent plus respectively
- minus infinity. You will get '+inf' when dividing a positive number by 0, and
- '-inf' when dividing any negative number by 0.
-
- =head2 METHODS
-
- Since all numbers are now objects, you can use all functions that are part of
- the BigInt or BigFloat API. It is wise to use only the bxxx() notation, and not
- the fxxx() notation, though. This makes it possible that the underlying object
- might morph into a different class than BigFloat.
-
- =head1 MODULES USED
-
- C<bignum> is just a thin wrapper around various modules of the Math::BigInt
- family. Think of it as the head of the family, who runs the shop, and orders
- the others to do the work.
-
- The following modules are currently used by bignum:
-
- Math::BigInt::Lite (for speed, and only if it is loadable)
- Math::BigInt
- Math::BigFloat
-
- =head1 EXAMPLES
-
- Some cool command line examples to impress the Python crowd ;)
-
- perl -Mbignum -le 'print sqrt(33)'
- perl -Mbignum -le 'print 2*255'
- perl -Mbignum -le 'print 4.5+2*255'
- perl -Mbignum -le 'print 3/7 + 5/7 + 8/3'
- perl -Mbignum -le 'print 123->is_odd()'
- perl -Mbignum -le 'print log(2)'
- perl -Mbignum -le 'print 2 ** 0.5'
- perl -Mbignum=a,65 -le 'print 2 ** 0.2'
-
- =head1 LICENSE
-
- This program is free software; you may redistribute it and/or modify it under
- the same terms as Perl itself.
-
- =head1 SEE ALSO
-
- Especially L<bigrat> as in C<perl -Mbigrat -le 'print 1/3+1/4'>.
-
- L<Math::BigFloat>, L<Math::BigInt>, L<Math::BigRat> and L<Math::Big> as well
- as L<Math::BigInt::BitVect>, L<Math::BigInt::Pari> and L<Math::BigInt::GMP>.
-
- =head1 AUTHORS
-
- (C) by Tels L<http://bloodgate.com/> in early 2002.
-
- =cut
-